0개 국어

0개 국어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 零 (“zero”) + 個 (“generic classifier”) + 國語 (“(national) language”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^{(Seoul dialect, key)}: [jʌ̹ŋɡɛ kuɡʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangeul: [영개 구거]

Revised Romanization? yeonggae gugeo Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeonggae gug-eo McCune–Reischauer? yŏnggae kugŏ Yale Romanization? yengkay kwuk.e

Noun

0개 국어 • (yeonggae gugeo) (hangeul 영개 국어, hanja 零個 國語／0個 國語)

1. (slang, neologism, humorous) not being very fluent in any language, or a person who is such

   나라를 너무 옮겨 살다가 0개 국어 됐어.

   Narareul neomu omgyeo saldaga 0gae gugeo dwaesseo.

   I moved around countries too much, and now I can't speak any language well.